WCOOP-91-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event], $10M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-12-2021 20:43 UTC

Cochrane Doubles Through Addamo

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo raised to 7,500 from the cutoff and Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane three-bet to 30,000. Action folded around to Addamo for a four-bet to 81,000 and Cochrane made the call.

The flop was and Cochrane checked. Addamo bet 42,000 and Cochrane check-raised with a shove for 248,440. Addamo made the call and turned over . Cochrane showed for the lead.

The turn and river didn't help Addamo and Cochrane secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane	664,880	342,836
Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo	60,533

09-12-2021 20:38 UTC

Nemeth Chips Up

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

Andras "probirs" Nemeth opened with a raise from under the gun to 5,250. Simon "simon1471" Higgins three-bet to 15,750 from the cutoff and action folded around to Nemeth for the call.

The flop came and Higgins checked. Nemeth bet 12,491 and got the check-call.

The turn was and Higgins checked again. Nemeth fired 31,416 and got another check-call.

The river was and Higgins checked for a third time. Nemeth fired one last bet of 41,469 and Higgins made one last check-call.

Nemeth showed for kings full of eights and Higgins mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	767,604	192,385
Simon "simon1471" Higgins	102,117	-64,816

09-12-2021 20:04 UTC

Patrick Leonard Wins Back-to-Back WCOOP Titles

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard is enjoying a purple patch of form, one that has seen the popular British superstar secured back-to-back WCOOP titles. Leonard won the WCOOP #08-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max PKO on August 24, and followed that up with victory in the WCOOP-15-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw 7-Max event.

Leonard’s victory came after he navigated his way through a star-studded field of 70 players in the $1,050 buy-in NL 2-7 Single Draw 7-Max tournament.

09-12-2021 19:44 UTC

Pavlovic Doubles Up

Matt Hansen

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

"dealer1904 raised to 4,400 from the button and Hristivoje "All In PAV" Pavlovic three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and "dealer1904" made the call.

The flop was and Pavlovic bet 22,000. "dealer1904" made the quick call to see a turn .

Pavlovic continued for 52,800 on the turn and "dealer1904" made another flat call.

The river was and Pavlovic jammed for 116,672. "dealer1904" made the call and showed for a pair of jacks. Pavlovic turned over to scoop the pot for an early double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hristivoje "All In PAV" Pavlovic	426,944
dealer1904	285,728	-203,872

09-12-2021 19:15 UTC

"Rebel FishAK" Picks Up Aces

Matt Hansen

Level 4 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

"Rebel FishAK" raised to 3,360 from middle position and "77eagle77" three-bet to 8,000. "Rebel FishAK" four-bet to 22,400 and "77eagle77" shoved for 68,419. "Rebel FishAK" made the call.

"77eagle77":
"Rebel FishAK":

The board ran out and the aces held to felt "77eagle77".

Player	Chips	Progress
Rebel FishAK	964,973	60,221
77eagle77	Busted

09-12-2021 18:57 UTC

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Matt Hansen

Level 4 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

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09-12-2021 18:42 UTC

Garagnani Flushes Again

Matt Hansen

Level 3 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

"Sucra71" raised to 3,360 from under the gun and Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani three-bet to 16,800. "Sucra71" four-bet to 43,680 and Garagnani made the call.

The flop was and "Sucra71" bet 22,715. Garagnani made the call to see on the turn.

"Sucra71" bet 44,976 on the turn and got another call. The river was and "Sucra71" checked. Garagnani shoved and "Sucra71" called for the last 246,328. Garagnani showed for the nut flush, good enough to beat .

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani	779,241	397,031
Sucra71	Busted

09-12-2021 18:38 UTC

"Rebel FishAK" Felts Ragazzo

Matt Hansen

Level 3 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

"Rebel FishAK" called an opening bet of 3,080 and Ricardo "RRagazzo" Ragazzo three-bet to 23,100. The original raiser got out of the way while "Rebel FishAK" made the call.

The flop was and Ragazzo led out for 17,186. "Rebel FishAK" made the call to see a on the turn.

Ragazzo bet 57,923 on the turn to a quick call. The river was .

Ragazzo jammed the river for 177,759 and it was called. "Rebel FishAK" turned over for tens full of sevens. Ragazzo showed the missed flush draw and was felted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rebel FishAK	894,432	390,732
Ricardo "RRagazzo" Ragazzo	Busted

09-12-2021 17:56 UTC

Quick Guide to PokerStars Home Games; It Takes Just Five Easy Steps!

Matt Hansen

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

There's never been a better time to find out how to set up a PokerStars Home Games than right now.

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09-12-2021 16:02 UTC

Welcome to Day 1 of WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event]

Matt Hansen

Welcome to Day 1 of WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event]. A large turnout is expected for this World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) main event with a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000.

Portugal's Andre "PTFisherman23" Marques was the main event champion in 2020, topping a field of 1,977 to take home $1,147,271 after a three-way deal with Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder and Tonio "prrrak4783" Röder.

This is a four-day tournament. Day 1 will kick off at 5:05 p.m. GMT and will play continue until the completion of Level 15. Monday’s Day 2 will continue until 72 players are remaining, and Day 3 will have Tuesday to play down to a final table that will take place on Wednesday September 15.

Players will begin with 250,000 chips and blinds will start at 500/1000/125 with an increase every 30 minutes. Re-entry is available for 24 hours after the start of the tournament and players may re-enter twice during that time.

Be sure to keep it here while the PokerNews live reporting team provides the updates on the action as it happens.